Mount Phillips (Canada)

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Mount Phillips
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East-southeast aspect, from Snowbird Pass
Highest point
Elevation 3,246 m (10,650 ft) [1]
Prominence 524 m (1,719 ft) [1]
Parent peak Whitehorn Mountain (3399 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 53°10′39″N119°15′37″W / 53.1775°N 119.2602778°W / 53.1775; -119.2602778 [2]
Geography
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Mount Phillips
Location in Alberta
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Mount Phillips
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Phillips
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent range Park Ranges [1]
Topo map NTS 83E3 Mount Robson [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1910 by J. Norman Collie, A.L. Mumm, J. Yates [3]

Mount Phillips is a mountain located on the border of Jasper National Park (Alberta) and Mount Robson Provincial Park (British Columbia). It is Alberta's 61st highest peak, and British Columbia's 84th highest peak. It was named in 1923 by J. Norman Collie after Donald "Curly" Phillips, a Jasper area outfitter and guide who made the disputed first ascent of Mount Robson in 1909. [1] [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Phillips". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Phillips (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Phillips". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-05.